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Isle Martin's planned Seaweed Festival postponed due to Covid-19

30 May 2020
Isle Martin's planned Seaweed Festival postponed due to Covid-19

Isle Martin's planned Seaweed Festival postponed due to Covid-19

30 May 2020

A SEAWEED festival which would have brought visitors flocking to one of the Summer Isles has been postponed due to the coronavirus lockdown.


Almost £60m in grants awarded to lockdown-hit small businesses in Highlands

29 May 2020
Almost £60m in grants awarded to lockdown-hit small businesses in Highlands

Almost £60m in grants awarded to lockdown-hit small businesses in Highlands

29 May 2020

ALMOST £60 million worth of grants have been paid to small businesses and self-catering firms in the Highlands to help weather the virus lockdown.


NHS Highland records no new positive tests for Covid-19 for second day running

29 May 2020
NHS Highland records no new positive tests for Covid-19 for second day running

NHS Highland records no new positive tests for Covid-19 for second day running

29 May 2020

THE Highlands have reported no freshly-confirmed coronavirus cases for the second day in a row, Scottish Government figures have shown.


Ferry operator warns public not to break lockdown amid fine weather

29 May 2020
Ferry operator warns public not to break lockdown amid fine weather

Ferry operator warns public not to break lockdown amid fine weather

29 May 2020

CALMAC has urged the public to avoid island travel – amid fears that fine weather and a slight easing of lockdown might encourage reckless journeys.


Highlands and Islands are 'delivery hotspot' during lockdown, Royal Mail reveals

29 May 2020
Highlands and Islands are 'delivery hotspot' during lockdown, Royal Mail reveals

Highlands and Islands are 'delivery hotspot' during lockdown, Royal Mail reveals

29 May 2020

HIGHLANDERS looking to continue shopping during the lockdown have made Inverness one of the Scotland's delivery hotspots in recent weeks.


Rare Ross-shire whiskies sell for whopping £266,000 a bottle in Sotheby's auction

28 May 2020
Rare Ross-shire whiskies sell for whopping £266,000 a bottle in Sotheby's auction

Rare Ross-shire whiskies sell for whopping £266,000 a bottle in Sotheby's auction

28 May 2020

IT may be the water of life, but whisky can kill your bank balance – if you snap up exceptionally rare Ross-shire bottles for over £250,000 apiece.


No fresh positive tests for Covid-19 in Highlands

28 May 2020
No fresh positive tests for Covid-19 in Highlands

No fresh positive tests for Covid-19 in Highlands

28 May 2020

NO freshly-confirmed cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the Highlands yesterday.


Villagers celebrate People's Postcode Lottery win

28 May 2020
Villagers celebrate People's Postcode Lottery win

Villagers celebrate People's Postcode Lottery win

28 May 2020

EIGHT people in a Wester Ross village are celebrating today after winning £1000 each thanks to their lucky postcode.


Further Covid-19 case confirmed in Highlands

27 May 2020
Further Covid-19 case confirmed in Highlands

Further Covid-19 case confirmed in Highlands

27 May 2020

ANOTHER Covid-19 test has come back positive in the Highlands - taking the region's overall total of confirmed coronavirus cases to 337.


Rail chiefs urge all passengers to wear face coverings

26 May 2020
Rail chiefs urge all passengers to wear face coverings

Rail chiefs urge all passengers to wear face coverings

26 May 2020

RAIL passengers have been urged to do their bit to prevent the spread of Covid-19 – by wearing face coverings when using ScotRail services.


Hundreds of homes and businesses hit by large power cut

26 May 2020
Hundreds of homes and businesses hit by large power cut

Hundreds of homes and businesses hit by large power cut

26 May 2020

MORE than 450 homes and businesses were left without power in part of Ross-shire this afternoon after a fault on overhead power lines.


Fresh Covid-19 case ends three-day run of no positive tests in Highlands

26 May 2020
Fresh Covid-19 case ends three-day run of no positive tests in Highlands

Fresh Covid-19 case ends three-day run of no positive tests in Highlands

26 May 2020

THE Highlands' three-day run without freshly-confirmed Covid-19 cases has ended after an additional person tested positive for the virus.


Sheep worrying in Lochcarron area prompts police plea

26 May 2020
Sheep worrying in Lochcarron area prompts police plea

Sheep worrying in Lochcarron area prompts police plea

26 May 2020

SHEEP worrying in the Lochcarron and Strome area has sparked a police plea for dog owners to act more responsibly.


Council's Garden Aid service to resume next week

26 May 2020
Council's Garden Aid service to resume next week

Council's Garden Aid service to resume next week

26 May 2020

A GARDEN Aid service which helps cut the grass of roughly 1300 Highland council house lawns is back up and running for the season.


IN FULL: Minister's resignation statement

26 May 2020
IN FULL: Minister's resignation statement

IN FULL: Minister's resignation statement

26 May 2020

READ Moray MP Douglas Ross' full ministerial resignation statement.


Crime down five per cent in Highlands

25 May 2020
Crime down five per cent in Highlands

Crime down five per cent in Highlands

25 May 2020

CRIME in the Highlands has fallen more than five per cent and the region is one of the "safest places in Scotland", according to new police figures.


Third day without fresh positive tests for Covid-19 in the Highlands

25 May 2020
Third day without fresh positive tests for Covid-19 in the Highlands

Third day without fresh positive tests for Covid-19 in the Highlands

25 May 2020

NO fresh cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the Highlands for the third day in a row.


Police investigating three deaths at Covid-hit care home

25 May 2020
Police investigating three deaths at Covid-hit care home

Police investigating three deaths at Covid-hit care home

25 May 2020

THREE of the deaths at a coronavirus-hit care home are being investigated by the police, officers have announced.


£56m in grants helping Highland firms weather coronavirus crisis

25 May 2020
£56m in grants helping Highland firms weather coronavirus crisis

£56m in grants helping Highland firms weather coronavirus crisis

25 May 2020

MORE than £56 million of Covid-19 small business support cash has been paid out to over 5000 Highland firms.


Hotel window damage sparks police appeal

25 May 2020
Hotel window damage sparks police appeal

Hotel window damage sparks police appeal

25 May 2020

POLICE have appealed for information after a hotel window was damaged over the weekend.


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